Asmahan; The exiled Syrian princess who became an icon of Arab music in the 1930s. She was born at sea during her family's escape to Egypt, then 34 years later drowned in a bizarre accident where her car fell into a pond, killing both her and a friend while, the driver was the only surviver.

She was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village that belongs to El Senbellawein, she is known as the Planet of the East (kawkab el-sharq) and the fourth pyramid . More than three decades after her death, she is still recognized as one of the Arab world's most famous and distinguished singers of the 20th century. Om Kolthoum is widely regarded as the greatest female singer in Arab music history.

AZULEO ~ The spanish-french-german-palestine flamenco-group "Azuleo" released their new CD "Contigo". It contains not only vitrtuous guitar styles and intoxicating rhythms, but elements of jazz, arabic music and the amazing voice of the spanish singer Elena Botica. ~ Click this link to purchase! www.azuleo.de